Ascending aorta

The ascending aorta (AAo) is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum. (Wikipedia)

Related conditions

• abdominal aortic aneurysm
• anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
• aorta angiosarcoma
• aorta atresia
• aortic aneurysm
• aortic atherosclerosis
• aortic disease
• aortic dissection
• aortic malignant tumor
• aortic valve disease
• aortic valve disease 1
• aortic valve disease 2